Frankfort Man Killed In Monee Shooting: Coroner

FRANKFORT, IL — A 25-year-old Frankfort man was killed in a shooting in Monee Tuesday, the Will County Coroner's Office said. Christopher Mitchell was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 25700 block of South Sunrise Drive in Monee. The coroner's office said Mitchell was the victim of a shooting.

Monee Police said they responded to a report of several shots fired at 2:44 p.m. Tuesday. A man with a mask and a gun jumped into a car with four others inside and fled the scene, according to police.

Police said they discovered two gunshot victims sitting in a car. Mitchell, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 23-year-old woman was taken to the University of Chicago with serious injuries. Police said both were residents of Chicago, but the Will County Coroner's Office said Mitchell was a Frankfort resident.

According to police, Mitchell and the woman were visiting a friend in Monee. Police believe they were followed from Chicago to Monee, where they were shot.

Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact investigators at the Monee Police Department at 708-534-8308 and by email at moneepolice@villageofmonee.org.

The incident was not the first drive-by shooting on Sunrise Drive. In September 2018, Monee police said "a certain house was targeted" on the street in a shooting they did not believe to be random.

"This is alarming and we are doing everything possible to resolve the incident," police said at the time.